Solution needed for nightstands being too far away from wall
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OMB replacement toilet too far from wall. What to do?
Comments (14)Laurie- Thanks for pointing out that the wobbly bit is not a problem for you. I was reading too quickly again... As for the the sink, you're right that that kind of sink should be butted to the wall. And that is for structural reasons because there is a bracket and/or bolts on the wall that hold it firmly in place and mounting it with a gap would be an unstable installation. On the other hand, the toilet is supposed to be mounted firmly to the floor, and yours is. Just because they are side-by-side does not mean the toilet looks funny because it is not butted to the wall. Besides, in my last house I did have one toilet that was only about 3/4" from the wall and it made it difficult to clean in that narrow space, so it accumulated dust and spiderwebs back there. Honestly, to me, the placement looks perfect for that style of toilet. I know this is bugging you now, but I hope you can just accept it rather than thinking you need to replace it. I showed the picture to my wife and asked her if anything looked wrong with the toilet, and she couldn't guess what the problem was. I have seen photos where something was wrong with the placement of the flange, which did result in a too-large gap, but yours looks fine to me. Good luck....See MoreHow far away from walls should ornamental ceiling border be? ....
Comments (14)"blocking" is additional framing placed in a wall to anchor things onto. For using plaster molding (it is usually to heavy to be anchored into the drywall alone) it would be pieces of 2x4 horizontally between the studs near the ceiling. Some blocking (or a framing edge) should be present already to land the drywall top edge onto. Some additional blocking below that would be good for anchoring the plaster trim. place the blocking flush with the front edge of the stud on each side with the 4 inch face outward (might as well give yourself as much anchor area to hit as possible). I usually instal every other pieces by nailing through the studs, then go back and toenail the remaining pieces in place....See MoreKitchen looks great if you look from far away-up close I'm crying
Comments (50)I just posted this on someone else's thread but I wanted to say THANK YOU for helping me find my voice! And making progress! The granite guy came today and fixed the crack. You can't tell at all standing over it. I can see it when the sunlight is reflecting off of it, but also bc I was specifically looking for it. Anyone else would just see it as graining. Granite guy said it happened probably when the cabinet guy was hacking at the trim he had to remove bc it wasn't right. This I can live with. The cabinet guy showed up yesterday. The magnet he brought to fix door wasn't the right one. I started to show him which cabs had nails still sticking out and he said he'd check all of them. Then he said ok I'm done. I opened a cab and said the nails aren't finished, I thought you were going to finish them. He says,"Oh I didnt realize that you wanted me to do that." Really?Really? I guess he thought the splintered wood was fine? So then he says ok I'm done. I'm going to run to HD and get the magnet and be right back. Then I went to check his work. He missed cutting nails in 2 cab and didn't finish 3 others. Well...An 1 1/2 later he calls and says he got the battery but needed to go home and he'd come back tomorrow. I told him he missed more nails etc. And... he didn't come. But I do consider it a small victory he came at all. And lastly, I called the glass guy and said it was really driving me crazy everytime I look at it. He said he was going to call daltile to see if there was anything he could do, but if not, they would have to do it over bc it was their mistake. Yea! So I'll let everyone know how things turn out. I really don't expect to hear from cab guy. But, it's not the last he'll hear from me!...See MoreBathroom renovation - is back of Toilet too far from wall
Comments (16)nancy- It sounds like there is a joist in the floor in just the wrong place. Unless this joist was recently installed without someone paying attention to the fact that this is one of those places where location can be critical, I'd say that no one messed up. If you research offset flanges on the internet, you will find that they are not a problem in most cases as long as you pick one that is oblong so that the waste goes through at an angle. Some offset flanges are rather short vertically, and this produces something of a "shelf" where things can hang up. As for issues with cutting the top of the joist, it's best to minimize this, but it's also done all the time, and the building code allows you to do this up to a certain limit. With an older home, you may have a beefier joist system to start with, so it could be less of an issue. Since it sounds like your contractor is a reasonable person, and not giving you some baloney about how this came to be, you can probably trust him to determine whether there would be an issue with notching the joist and, if so, whether it might be possible to reinforce it, particularly if there is access from below. I agree with klem1 that you do not want to notch out joists (at least no more than the code allows), but I have also owned homes where I later discovered that the plumbers did some pretty zealous notching during installation and nothing bad happened. At least you are aware of the issues and can have an informed, productive talk with your contractor. Please feel free to post back after the talk. Here is a short video showing installation of an offset flange with a design that shouldn't be a problem: Offset flange install If you don't have a plastic drain system, you can find these flanges in other materials. Here is an example of the type of offset flange that I would be concerned about using because it has the shelf I described: Flange with "shelf"...See MoreBeverlyFLADeziner
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